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Lead Engineer


Company : Wesfarmers OneDigital


Location : Melbourne, Victoria


Created : 2025-07-07


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Join to apply for the Lead Engineer role at Wesfarmers OneDigitalJoin to apply for the Lead Engineer role at Wesfarmers OneDigitalWhy OneDigital?Are you interested in joining the team at Wesfarmers OneDigital?Why OneDigital?Are you interested in joining the team at Wesfarmers OneDigital?Good call. Were an exciting digital enterprise with big ideas, supporting some of Australias most trusted and iconic brands. Were well on our way towards bringing the best of digital and data possibilities together to create more personalised shopping experiences for customers across our retail brands.Working in a collaborative team with a diverse and deep set of skills and experience, you will learn, collaborate, and co-create to achieve great things.Youll have ownership of your role, which will allow you to find the right balance between stretch and sustainability, work, and life.Culture of comradery and collaboration - OneTeamPlus, all the tools and learning you need, the tone is set for you to shine and succeed.We know that diversity fosters greater innovation and better customer connection, so we strive to create a team where everyone feels like they belong. We support diversity, inclusion and we are a gender-neutral organisation. We celebrate individuals at their core, so they shine to their best.The Lead Engineer is primarily responsible for the technical and people leadership of a cross functional squad which will be developing, implementing, and supporting customer facing products and platforms. Ensuring they are secure, accessible, easy to use, scalable, cost efficient and aligned to the digital ecosystem vision and customer value proposition.Key Duties And DeliverablesEnsure team is aligned to best practice engineering vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance, working closely with product ownersAssist with product roadmap, architectural design, and adding value to the Digital EcosystemWork closely with architects and engineers to design, build, test, deploy, manage and operate the software environmentCritically analyse the platform and ensure any issues are brought forward to the appropriate team/individualPromote robust coding practices, solid unit/component test coverage, and debugging of codeWrite tested, maintainable code across our stack (AWS/Golang/Typescript/React) tech stack with a focus on reusability, maintainability and modern best practicesPerform root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvementExcellent systems analysis and design skills to translate complex business requirements into value-driven solutionsParticipate in monitoring, support, and continuous improvement of the production environmentChampion helping others and working outside of core competencies when neededTake on shared or rotated roles such as solution lead or project manager on a per initiative case by case basisProvide leadership and guidance to engineers and senior engineersProactively complete cyclical people initiatives, including supporting with development plans and performance reviewsActively participate in hiring and foster a culture of trust and collaboration to build a high-performing cross-functional teamUse team and product health metrics to drive measurable continuous improvement in team processes, ways of working, tools and productsLead the development of team practices, standards, frameworks, and tools including testing practices associated with feature releaseWhat You Will NeedStrong background in software engineering and design patterns, microservices and serverless architecturesExperience leading technical teamsUnderstanding of front end and backend technologies and how they work togetherIn-depth development experience with services and cloud technologyGood experience with API and its design & protocol e.g. Restful, Websocket, GraphQL, etc.Familiarity with cross functional teams and the different roles performed by people in themEffective communicator and comfortable leading an Agile cross functional teamPassion for continuous improvementTrack record in leading the technical delivery of features within a teamFamiliarity with AWS ecosystem and commonly used servicesExperience partnering with stakeholders such as architecture, security and product on the design and delivery of featuresAbility to effectively communicate concerns when things dont feel rightDemonstrated success working with agile and Lean methodologiesExperience implementing and using operational tooling e.g. APM, log-aggregators, alerting, analytics, etc.Join The TeamWere continuing to bring the best talent and skills under one roof, working together and across disciplines to build amazing experiences for our customers. We continuously feed off each others insights, talents and capabilities, because we are a business that thrives on open collaboration and a shared vision of positive, fun and rewarding experiences.Team Benefits just to name a few!To support you at work, what you value in life and in the community, our team member benefits include:Convenient city locationStocked kitchen with fruit and breakfast itemsModern and spacious end of trip facilitiesAccess to the latest technologiesAn annual budget to support your choice of learningExtended parental leave (16 weeks for primary carers), and paid volunteer daysFlexible working we balance working together with working flexiblyPeople-focussed culture that celebrates achievements big and smallOnePass subscription and Team Member discount card.Next stepsIf this sounds like your next career move, then click on the Apply button now! 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